H.R. 3684 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned, Jun 3, 2025
1st SessionH. R. 3684
A BILL
Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO-6) · Introduced Jun 3, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 3, 2025: “Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.”
Sections
Sections · 1
Title I — Rural provider payment stabilization · Subtitle A — Rural hospitals · 6
- Sec. 101Eliminating Medicare sequestration for rural hospitalsNo change
- Sec. 102Reversing cuts to reimbursement of bad debt for critical access hospitals (CAHs) and rural hospitalsNo change
- Sec. 103Permanently extending payment levels for low-volume hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals (MDHs)No change
- Sec. 104Extending disproportionate share payments for sole community hospitals and medicare-dependent hospitalsNo change
- Sec. 105Rebasing target amounts for Medicare-dependent hospitals and sole community hospitalsNo change
- Sec. 106Implementing area wage index adjustmentsNo change
Title I — Rural provider payment stabilization · Subtitle B — Other rural providers · 3
- Sec. 111Making permanent increased Medicare payments for ground ambulance services in rural areasNo change
- Sec. 112Permanently extending Medicare telehealth service enhancements for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinicsNo change
- Sec. 113Restoring State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for certain Medicare critical access hospital designationsNo change